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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1237 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012

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...THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          0    105 AM  39    1941   4     -4       17       
  MINIMUM        -16   1159 PM -58    1947 -15     -1       11       
  AVERAGE         -8                        -6     -2       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.77 1932   0.02   0.06     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.05   0.03     0.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.72                      1.27   0.45     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      0.63   0.14     0.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.8           7.1  1932   0.3    1.5      1.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       0.9    0.9      2.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     23.6                      23.3    0.3      9.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.0                      49.1  -12.1     28.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      18                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       73                        71      2       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       213     11      165       
  SINCE DEC 1   4949                      4614    335     4916       
  SINCE JUL 1   9064                      8745    319     8459       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81                                                       
 LOWEST     64                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FAIRBANKS AK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5        42      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)  -15       -56      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 04 2012..........SUNRISE  929 AM AKST   SUNSET  444 PM AKST
FEBRUARY 05 2012..........SUNRISE  925 AM AKST   SUNSET  448 PM AKST

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

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SNOW DEPTH IS MEASURED AT 3AM AKST/4AM AKDT

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AVAILABLE DAYLIGHT

AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT TODAY  (HOUR:MIN)........7:15
GAIN SINCE YESTERDAY........................6 MINUTES
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